Job 39:2

Canst thou count the months they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they give birth?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

In Context

1Knowest thou the season when the Wild Goats of the crags beget? The bringing forth of the hinds, canst thou observe?

3They kneel down, their young, they bring forth; their pains, they throw off;

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:24A wild ass, taught of the desert, In the desire of her soul, she snuffeth the wind, In her occasion, who can turn her back? None who seek her, will weary themselves, In her month, they shall find her!

Matthew Henry on Job 39:2-13

Man's Ignorance of the Animal Creation; Description of the Wild Goat, Hind, Wild Ass, and Unicorn. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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